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Recognizing that the dawn of the Post PC Era is upon us, Microsoft and Canonical (the corporate sponsor behind Ubuntu Linux) have both determined that they need to make a major move to challenge Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android in the mobile device space. After deciding that it’s best not to go it alone, Canonical …

If you’re a big social networking user, you’re probably familiar with link shortening services. The most popular of these are TinyURL and bit.ly. As an open source fan, you may be wondering, “where can I find a free and open source link shortener?”

I read a post today on Zonker’s blog called Selling vs. shaming. In it, the author argues that it’s better to have non-free software loaded on a mostly free software system if it pleases the user, rather than have a pure free software system that doesn’t meet the user’s wants or needs. I couldn’t agree …

There is an article on InfoWorld today listing the author’s 10 favorite FOSS applications for Windows. One of the great things about Open Source is that someone can take that source code and compile it for another platform. These free programs are a great way to spread the word about the vast world of Free …